The Essential… Nu Groove
“This week sees the release of a new compilation from Rush Hour celebrating the work of Rheji and Ronald Burrell.
Having bailed from their fledgling career as commercial R&B producers, the Burrell brothers found a home with Nu Groove Records, founded in New York by Frank and Karen Mendez in ’88 – and played a key role in establishing it as a label of serious renown. But Nu Groove wasn’t just about the Burrells. It helped launched the careers of numerous local talents (among them Joey Beltram, Bobby Konders and Kenny Dope), and supplied DJs around the world – not least those presiding over Britain’s Second Summer Of Love – with stick after stick of audio dynamite…”
